COURSES: Bead & Wire Jewellery <> Introduction to Silver Clay <> Fingerprints Jewellery in Silver Clay <> Introduction to Copper Clay <> Introduction to Resin Jewellery <> Silver Clay Beads<> Leaves & Flowers in Silver Clay <> Stone-setting in Silver Clay <> Rings in Silver Clay <> Mixed Media with Silver Clay <> Bangles & Beads in Polymer Clay
... and, for an extra treat, our courses all include a 20% discount at our lovely local Italian deli - cafe!
Discover the magic of Silver Clay. Learn the basic techniques which can be used at home, to make Pure Silver pendants, charms and earrings, using Silver Clay products (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay) and Cubic Zirconia (CZ) gemstones. Course includes:
• shaping, texturing and cutting lump clay • simple stone-setting • drying and refining • firing (various methods) • finishing including burnishing and oxidising (‘antiquing’)
Have a go – make a pure Copper pendant! You don’t need any crafts experience at all, and you’ll take home a beautiful, unique, piece of jewellery. Taster includes:
• shaping, texturing and cutting lump clay • drying and refining • firing (torch firing) • finishing Click here for dates & details
Create unique and personal keepsakes for yourself and your loved ones. Make Pure Silver pendants, charms, and cufflinks bearing the fingerprints of friends and family, using Silver Clay products (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay). Course includes:
• rolling and shaping • taking fingerprint impressions • scribing a name • drying and refining • firing
Dabble in the rainbow. Have fun with the fantastic range of colours available in Polymer Clay to create gorgeous combinations - strong or subtle, blended, ‘blobbed’, marbled or millefiori – to create amazing bangles, beads and bracelets. Course includes:
• blending colours • shaping, cutting, forming and texturing • patterned canes • millefiori • curing, finishing and adding findings Click here for dates & details
Do you fancy meeting up regularly with friendly, like-minded creative people, swapping ideas and chatting over hints and tips, while making your own pieces - in a well-equipped studio environment? Then come along to the Charm School Crafts Studio on a Tuesday evening. See Course Details (above) for more information Click here for dates & details
Produce stunning silver pendants and earrings from Nature’s bounty. Make beautiful and unusual jewellery using real leaves in all their finely detailed glory, with Silver Clay products (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay). Course includes:
• selecting leaf types • using paste to create a leaf • using lump clay to with a leaf
shaping simple petals and flowers • creating a bail • decorating with various finishes (optional)
Have a go – make pure Silver charms! You don’t need any crafts experience at all, and you’ll take home beautiful, unique, precious, pieces of jewellery. Taster includes:
• shaping, texturing and cutting lump clay • drying and refining • hob firing • finishing Click here for dates & details
Go wild with wire! Bead & wire techniques give you a brilliant introduction to jewellery-making. Learn how to make unique and stunning wire-wrapped pendants and decorative links and clasps. Course includes:
• forming, bending and texturing wire • using pliers and hammers • basic wire-wrapping techniques • use of findings Click here for dates & details
Make stunning features for your jewellery. Learn about using Cork Clay to make pretty filigree beads, and bisque bases for feature beads and pendants, using Silver Clay (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay) to create beautiful tactile feature beads and hollow form jewellery. Course includes:
• using cork clay forms • using syringe • hollow forms on rigid formers • using bisque forms Click here for dates & details
Discover the magic of Copper Clay. Copper Clay is a more recent addition to the range of metal clays and features a rich warm colour, which is beautiful on its own or when combined with silver or semi-precious stones. Make pendants, charms and earrings, using Copper Clay and Cubic Zirconia (CZ) gemstones. Course includes:
• properties & handling of Copper Clay • shaping, texturing and cutting lump clay • simple stone-setting • drying and refining • firing (various methods) • finishing including burnishing and oxidising (‘antiquing’) Click here for dates & details
Resin is fantastic medium for making unusual, colourful jewellery. Anything from sequins, glitter and buttons to coffee beans or photos can be set in clear resin for exciting effects, and it can be coloured and poured into moulds to make bangles, earrings, brooches and pendants. Resin can also be combined with other jewellery materials in mixed media projects. Course includes:
• Materials and equipment • Designing & planning pieces • Measuring & mixing • Using moulds • Creating different effects with colour and inclusions • Finishing • Using findings to complete pieces Click here for dates & details
Add sparkle to your Silver Clay pieces. Learn a variety of techniques for setting Cubic Zirconia gemstones in Silver Clay to make your jewellery scintillate! Please note - you’ll get the most out of this course if you already have some experience of using Silver Clay. Course includes:
• Setting a stone using prong-setting • Two techniques for flush-setting • Raised- or coil-setting • Setting using Silver Clay Syringe • Setting natural stones which can’t be fired (optional) Click here for dates & details
Dazzle friends and family with the stunning rings you make on this course! Using Silver Clay (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay) you’ll make, patterned bands and rings with feature settings. Please note - you’ll get the most out of this course if you already have some experience of using Silver Clay. Course includes:
• making a patterned band ring • stone-setting • ring with setting • combining Fine Silver wire & findings with Silver Clay Click here for dates & details
Bring colour and contrast into your Silver jewellery. Using various media with Silver Clay (Art Clay/Precious Metal Clay), you can create gorgeous insets for pieces out of Polymer Clay, as well as combining Silver Clay with Dichroic Glass Cabochons and ceramic. This is a fun, workshop-style course in which you can develop your creativity to the max! You’ll get the most out of this course if you already have experience of using Silver Clay. Course includes:
• designing and planning pieces to include several components • making jewellery using a variety of Silver Clay products combined with other materials Click here for dates & details
Charm School Crafts Courses and Workshops are held in Beckenham, Kent, which is easily reached by car, bus, train and tram. Courses are taught by an experienced jewellery designer-maker, who is also a qualified teacher and Silver Clay Specialist. See About Us for more details
"This is my third course here and I had a great day as usual – very inspirational. Will be making more over the weekend" – S.R., Croydon, Surrey
"Thanks for the great Polymer Clay course. Enjoyable and inspiring!" - C.P. Orpington, Kent
"As before, a fantastic day! Growing in confidence with such excellent tuition. A patient, calm tutor who ensures you are not disappointed and that you leave with something you are proud of."– J.H., Gillingham, Kent
"Great fun - would definitely recommend the course. Would like a longer session as was very enjoyable" - M.H., London
"Thoroughly enjoyed the course. The time whizzed by! I look forward to attending more courses." – M.H., Orpington, Kent
"Thanks! working with the Silver Clay was fascinating and I'm really pleased with my pieces" - S.B., Beckenham, Kent
"Great Introduction course! Provided lots of inspiration and advice" - K.K., Dartford, Kent
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